Malaria/Babesia/Other Blood Parasites

Understand what Malaria/Babesia/Other Blood Parasites signals

LOINC codes: 17784-0
Commercial laboratory assays: 1

We have not added a physiological summary for this biomarker yet. Compare the commercial laboratory assays and population reference ranges below.

Compare commercial laboratory assays for Malaria/Babesia/Other Blood Parasites

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Malaria/Babesia/Other Blood Parasites

Laboratory: Quest Diagnostics
Test code: 831
Specimen: Blood
Fasting: Not stated
LOINC: 17784-0
Turnaround: Set up: Mon-Fri (Day shift); Report available: 4 days

Laboratory assay overview

The identification of malarial parasites, Babesia, and other blood parasites is used to determine treatment and prognosis. Calculating percent parasitemia is helpful in monitoring the therapeutic response. Microfilaria can be detected from a Giemsa stain, but this test in not recommended for microfilaria detection. One negative result cannot rule out infection. Resources: The CDC Malaria Hotline at 770-488-7788 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx www.cdc.gov/dpdx/index.html

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Negative

Quest Diagnostics test directory, test code 831

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We compile every detail above directly from named laboratory directories and published clinical studies. Laboratories calculate standard reference intervals from the statistical distribution of tested populations for a specific assay method and demographic group, rather than setting universal optimal targets.

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